By Jessica Frank-Keyes
Conservative MP Paul Bristow has been sacked from his government job after breaking ranks to publicly urge Rishi Sunak to push for a “permanent ceasefire” in Gaza.
The ministerial aide at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) had written to the Prime Minister saying it would save lives.
He has said that Palestinian civilians are facing a “collective punishment” as a result of Israel’s siege and airstrikes campaign in the wake of Hamas’s bloodshed.
Downing Street said that the Tory MP for Peterborough has been asked to leave his job as a parliamentary private secretary for breaking ranks.
A No10 spokeswoman said: “Paul Bristow has been asked to leave his post in government following comments that were not consistent with the principles of collective responsibility.”
Press Association – by Sam Blewett
